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Home My WebLink About2013.12.02 ORD 2013-467ORDINANCE 2013-467 CITY OF HUGO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2- ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE V- BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, DIVISION 3- PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE COMMISSION THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS: SECTION 58-2 and 5840. The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby amend Chapter 2- ADMINISTRATION, Article V- BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, Division 3 -PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE COMMISSION, to read as follows: DIVISION 3. - PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE COMMISSION Sec. 2-195. - Purpose and intent. Sec. 2-196. - Duties and responsibilities. Sec. 2-197. - Organization and membership. Sec. 2-198. - Rules and procedures. Sec. 2-199. - Staffing. Secs. 2-200-2-221. - Reserved. Sec. 2-195. - Purpose and intent. The city recognizes the importance of adequate, useful and attractive parks and open areas to promote public health and fitness, provide for leisure activities, maintain property values and sustain a high quality of life in the community. Both a master park plan and a park development fund have been created for the city to provide for park development. In order to assist the city council in setting park development and open space preservation policies, establish design and operating standards for the city's park system, efficiently allocate resources, and implement the city's master park plan, the parks, recreation and open space commission is hereby established for the city. Sec. 2-196. - Duties and responsibilities. The city parks, recreation and open space commission shall provide the city council recommendations and advice for the development, maintenance and operation of parks, recreation and open space programs in the city. The commission shall have the following duties: (1)Periodically review and make recommendations to the city council on necessary, prudent, or desirable changes to the city's master park plan and parks, recreation and open space policies. (2)Monitor, and annually report to the city council regarding the city's success in implementing its master park plan and the city's contribution toward meeting the community's parks, recreation, and leisure needs. Ordinance 2013-467 (3)Prepare, and annually update for city council approval, a five-year capital improvement plan for the development of the city's parks and recreation system. (4)Annually prepare and recommend to the city council a parks and recreation capital improvement budget for the following year. (5)Prepare for city council approval, standards for park development to assure the public's safety, provide for adequate service, create a unified and identifiable design for the city's parks, and promote their efficient maintenance and operation. (6)Recommend to the city council necessary, prudent, and desirable rules and regulations for park use to ensure the public's safety, enhance system use, discourage vandalism, maintain cost- effective operations, and to resolve conflicts in park use. (7)Coordinate the development and operation of recreation programs with governmental agencies, civic groups, and other organizations promoting or assisting recreation activities in the community. (8)Communicate the city's parks and recreation goals, plans and programs to the public. (9)Perform such other duties regarding the city's parks and recreation system, as may be requested by the city council from time to time. Sec. 2-197. - Organization and membership. (a)Members appointed. The parks, recreation and open space commission shall consist of seven members, all eligible voters in the city. All members shall be appointed by the mayor with city council approval. Consideration in making appointments shall be given to having one or more residents residing in each ward and school district of the city appointed to the commission, though representation from each such section of the city is not required. (b)Terms of service. All members appointed by the mayor with council approval shall be appointed for staggered three-year terms. (c)Removal from office. Commission members may be removed from office by the city council for: (1)Changing their place of residence to a location outside the corporate boundaries of the city, or otherwise not meeting the requirements for office; (2)Failure to perform their official duties, including not attending called and noticed meetings; (3)Behavior disruptive to the good order and efficiency of the commission; (4)Committing an act of moral turpitude. (d)Vacancies. Appointments made to fill a vacancy on the commission that occurs during a normal term of office shall be made for the balance of the term remaining. (e)Officers. A chairperson and vice -chairperson shall be appointed annually from the membership of the commission by the mayor, with approval of the city council. The commission Ordinance 2013-467 may appoint a secretary, who need not be a member of the commission. The chairperson, or vice -chairperson in the absence of the chairperson, shall: (1)Preside over meetings of the commission. (2)Represent the commission, or appoint a person to represent the commission before the city council on matters pertaining to the commission. (3)Certify official written documents of the commission. (fjlndividual commissioners as petitioners. No commissioner shall take part in the consideration of any matter in which he or she is the applicant, petitioner, or appellant, nor in the consideration of any action in which he or she has a direct financial interest. (g)Compensation. Commissioners shall serve without compensation. Sec. 2-198. - Rules and procedures. (a)The commission shall adopt such rules and procedures as are consistent with this division and as may be necessary for the proper execution and conduct of their duties and responsibilities. (b)Regular meetings of the commission shall be held monthly, or more often as required. The time and place of all regular meetings shall be posted in the city hall. The chairperson may call special meetings following three days' posted notice at the city hall. Sec. 2-199. - Staffing. In order to allow commission members to concentrate on policy development and issues of general concern, and relieve them of administrative detail, the city council shall provide adequate staff to assist the parks, recreation and open space commission with their assigned duties. State law reference— Open meeting requirements, Minn. Stats. ch. 13D. ADOPTED BY THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL ON December 2, 2013 l Tom Weidt, Mayor ATTEST: Michele Lindau, City Clerk SUMMARY ORDINANCE 2013-467 NOTICE: THIS PUBLISHED MATERIAL IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF HUGO. THE FULL TEXT OF THE ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE HUGO CITY HALL DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. TITLE: An ordinance amending Chapter 2- ADMINISTRATION, Article V- BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, Division 3 -PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE COMMISSION, with the following: SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE: Sec. 2-197. - Organization and membership. (a)Members appointed. The parks, recreation and open space commission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the mayor with city council approval. Sec. 2-198. - Rules and procedures. (b)Regular meetings of the commission shall be held monthly, or more often as required. Please note this title and summary of this Ordinance clearly informs the public of the intent and affect of the Ordinance and conforms to Minn. Stat. § 412.191. This Ordinance shall be effective the date that it is published. The amended and added sections are available on the City website for further review. Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hugo this 2nd day of December, 2013 xk� Tom Weidt, Mayor Attest: Michele Lindau, City Clerk PRINTER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA) County of Ramsey) CITY OF HUGO er, or the publisher's designated agent, being duly sworn, on oath SUMARY NOTICE: THIS PUBLISHED MA ER ACL IS ON-467 SUMMARY OF AN 1 the publisher, or the publisher's designated agent and an employee ORDINANCE THE CODE OF THE HE FULL TEXOF T OF THE ORDINANCE ISAVAILABLE FOR PR UBLIC NSPEC- Lper known as the THE CITIZEN, and that I have full knowledge TION ATTHE HUGO CITY HALL DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. TITLE: 71ch are stated below: An ordinance amending Chapter 2- ADMINISTRATION, Article V - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, Division 3 -PARKS, RECREATION, AND ,vspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting OPEN SPACE COMMISSION, with the following: SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE: x,%-197. -Organization and memhersh�e as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute (a) Members appointed. The parks, recreation and open space com- mission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the A.07, and other applicable laws, and amended. mayor with city council approval. Sec. 2-198. - Rules and procedures. ;d: CITY OF HUGO (b) Regular meetings of the commission shall be held monthly, or more often as required. SUMMARY ORDINANCE 2013-467 Please note this title and summary of this Ordinance clearly informs the (Line, word or inch rate) public of the intent and affect of the Ordinance and conforms to Minn. Stat. :hed was cut from the columns of said newspaper and was printed § 412.191. This Ordinance shall be effective the date that it is published. 9.30/INCH The amended and added sections are available on the City website for l for one week on THURSDAY, the 26TH day of DECEMBER, further review. Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hugo this 2nd 3 below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both day of December, 2013 Tom Weidt, Mayor Attest: Michele Lindau, City Clerk ch is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used Published one time in The Citizen on December 26, 2013. ition and publication of the notice: abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz BY: TITLE: Publisher Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 26TH day of DECEMBER, 2013. Misc/AfTrdavitPub-Citizen-f Wk.doc MYRNA L. 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